Abstract Purpose Sleep disturbances are prevalent among patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), even those who are being treated on antiretroviral therapy. It is important to understand the metabolomic mechanisms underlying sleep disturbances among people living with HIV (PLWH). Methods A review of recent literature was performed to explore...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a fairly common diagnosis in the United States, affecting approximately three to six percent of adults. Symptoms include pain, numbness, and tingling along the thumb, index, and middle fingers. For severe or refractory cases, the best treatment is surgery. However, because open surgery requires anesthesia and many weeks of downtime, most of the patients who are recommended for surgery do not receive it. That’s where Sonex Health comes in. The company’s SX-One MicroKnife...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 20:28
Living cells inside our bodies are normally surrounded by an extracellular matrix, a supporting structure, that contains substances such as collagen and enzymes that help cells to function properly. When disease, particularly cancer, is present, the extracellular matrix tends to stiffen. This stiffening can be an indicator of disease arrival and its progression, but performing a stiffness test at very small scales without injury to the cells and their extracellular matrices has proven difficult....
Fri Mar 20, 2020 19:18
Because of the COVID 19 situation, clinical facilities are currently faced with the issue of trying to keep interactions between potential patients and staff at a minimum. Face masks and other precautions help, but modern technology is allowing some tasks to be completely performed without human staff. Wegree, a company based in Poland, makes humanoid robots that are typically designed to greet people at stores, malls, and other consumer-facing businesses, and to answer their questions. Now,...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 19:16
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: American Journal of OtolaryngologyAuthor(s): Derek K. Kong, Amanda M. Kong, Isaac Wasserman, Dillan F. Villavisanis, Alyssa M. Hackett
Fri Mar 20, 2020 19:59
Publication date: Available online 19 March 2020Source: American Journal of OtolaryngologyAuthor(s): Qianqian Guo, Jing Lyu, Ying Kong, Tianqiu Xu, Ruijuan Dong, Beier Qi, Shuo Wang, Xueqing Chen
Fri Mar 20, 2020 19:59
Publication date: Available online 19 March 2020Source: American Journal of OtolaryngologyAuthor(s): Mohsen Hussain Khardali, Jae Sang Han, Sun-Ik Kim, Ho Joon Jin, Seoung Min Lee, Jung Ju Han, Jung Mee Park, Kyoung Ho Park
Fri Mar 20, 2020 19:59
Publication date: May 2020Source: Journal of Phonetics, Volume 80Author(s): Christian Thiele, Christine Mooshammer, Malte Belz, Oxana Rasskazova, Peter Birkholz
Fri Mar 20, 2020 19:27
Οι άνθρωποι με οστεοαρθρίτιδα διατρέχουν υψηλότερο κίνδυνο πρόωρου θανάτου. Όμως, το τακτικό περπάτημα μειώνει τον κίνδυνο, σύμφωνα με μία νέα βρετανική επιστημονική έρευνα. Η οστεοαρθρίτιδα είναι η συχνότερη μορφή αρθρίτιδας, από την οποία πάσχουν εκατομμύρια άνθρωποι σε όλον τον κόσμο, πλήττοντας τις αρθρώσεις κυρίως στα χέρια, στα γόνατα, στους γοφούς και στη σπονδυλική στήλη. Οι ερευνητές, με επικεφαλής τον καθηγητή Δημόσιας Υγείας και Επιδημιολογίας Ross Wilki του Πανεπιστημίου Keele, που έκαναν...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 15:01
Έρευνα σχετικά με τη δημοφιλή πλατφόρμα Facebook και τον χρόνο που ξοδεύουν οι χρήστες σ’ αυτήν, έδωσε ενδιαφέροντα ευρήματα. Τα πορίσματα της ομάδας με επικεφαλής την Δρ. Julia Brailovskaia, δημοσιεύτηκαν στο Computers in Human Behavior. Ο ιδανικός χρόνος χρήσης του Facebook Η ερευνητική ομάδα κάλεσε 286 άτομα να συμμετάσχουν στη μελέτη, οι οποίοι σπαταλούσαν κατά μέσο όρο τουλάχιστον 25 λεπτά την ημέρα στην πλατφόρμα, ενώ η μέση χρήση ανερχόταν σε μία ολόκληρη σχεδόν ώρα. Έπειτα, οι συμμετέχοντες...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 08:40
Η πρόσληψη περισσότερων πρωτεϊνών από φυτικές πηγές ή γαλακτοκομικά προϊόντα παράλληλα με τη μείωση της κατανάλωσης κόκκινου κρέατος μπορεί να βοηθά τους ανθρώπους να ζήσουν περισσότερο, υποστηρίζουν δύο προκαταρκτικές μελέτες που παρουσιάστηκαν στις Επιστημονικές Συναντήσεις της Αμερικανικής Καρδιολογικής Εταιρείας για το 2020. Το υψηλότερο ποσοστό θερμίδων από φυτικές πρωτεΐνες συνδέεται με χαμηλότερο κίνδυνο θανάτου Σε μια μελέτη περισσότερων από 37.000 Αμερικανών μέσης ηλικίας 50 ετών, εκείνοι...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 08:10
Αυτό ήταν το συμπέρασμα μίας μελέτης που παρουσιάστηκε πριν λίγες εβδομάδες στο ετήσιο συνέδριο της Αμερικανικής Καρδιολογικής Εταιρείας. Συγκεκριμένα, οι ασθενείς που υπέφεραν από επεισόδια θωρακικού άλγους αμέσως μετά από καρδιακή προσβολή, γνωστή ως πρώιμη στηθάγχη μετά από έμφραγμα, είχαν σημαντικά χαμηλότερα επίπεδα άγχους και πόνου αν άκουγαν μουσική για 30 λεπτά την ημέρα. Σχεδόν 700.000 άνθρωποι επιβιώνουν από καρδιακά επεισόδια στις Η.Π.Α. κάθε χρόνο και εκτιμάται ότι περίπου 1 στους 9...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 08:00
Evidence supporting corticosteroids adjunctive treatment (CAT) for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) in non-HIV patients is highly controversial. We aimed to systematically review the literature and perform ...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Publication date: May 2020Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 78Author(s): Benjamin F. Mentiplay, Ross A. Clark, Kelly J. Bower, Gavin Williams, Yong-Hao Pua
Fri Mar 20, 2020 18:37
Publication date: May 2020Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 78Author(s): Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Tsuyoshi Asai, Masaru Ichikawa, Hiroyuki Kusumi, Hiroki Kubo, Tomohiro Oka, Akihiko Kasuya
Fri Mar 20, 2020 18:37
Purpose of review An increase in incidence of unique phenotypic non-IgE-mediated gastrointestinal food allergies (non-IgE GIFAs) has occurred in Japan ahead of Western countries. There are differences in clinical features of non-IgE GIFAs in Western and Japanese patients. As this phenotype has now come to be recognized internationally, we describe it in this review. Recent findings A large number of Japanese patients with non-IgE GIFAs present with vomiting accompanied by bloody stool, putting...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that affects the joint synovium. Anserine is a functional dipeptide containing methylhistidine and β-alanine, and is present in the brain and skeletal muscle...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Cardiac arrhythmia is an irregular heart rhythm that can lead to serious heart conditions and various organ disorders, and may cause sudden cardiac death. Catalpol belongs to the iridoid glycoside family and i...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
This Viewpoint describes the precautions taken when treating patients in Hong Kong since the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic began in China.
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Analyst, 2020, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/C9AN02592H, PaperLiang Mei, Qingyong Zhang, Min Du, Zhiyuan ZengReduced graphene oxide (rGO) and Au nanodots (AuNDs, ~1.5 nm) modified rGO, referred to as AuNDs-rGO, synthesized by a simple photochemical reduction method, are used for electrochemical biosensors. Our experiment...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Publication date: Available online 20 March 2020Source: Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen MolecularAuthor(s): M. de Arcocha-Torres, G. Quincoces, A.L. Martínez-López, A. Erhard, M. Collantes, I. Martínez-Rodríguez, M. Ecay, I. Banzo, J.M. Irache, I. Peñuelas
Fri Mar 20, 2020 17:49
Ptosis of the nasal tip is one of the most challenging aspects of rhinoplasty, and the tongue-in-groove (TIG) and the columellar strut (CST) techniques are the two most common procedures used to improve it. The purpose of this study was to introduce a new modification of TIG, to evaluate the long term results of the modified TIG, and to compare its effect on correction of the nasolabial angle with that of the CST. Eighty patients with droopy nasal tips (all female, aged <40 years) were divided...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Background: Technical advances have been made in reconstructive diabetic limb salvage modalities. It is unknown whether these techniques are widely used. This study seeks to determine the role of patient- and hospital-level characteristics that affect use. Methods: Admissions for diabetic lower extremity complications were identified in the 2012-2014 National Inpatient Sample(NIS) using ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes. The study cohort consisted of admitted patients receiving amputations,...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Repair of unilateral incomplete cleft lip is the surgeon’s opportunity to achieve a superior result with few revisions. Methods: This study is a retrospective review of consecutive patients with unilateral incomplete cleft lip, defined as a defect extending 30-90% of cutaneous labial height, treated between 1985-2013 by one surgeon. Rates and types of revisions were collected, and photographs of patients who did not have a revision were reviewed to determine if a revision...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Large decompressive craniectomies may be life-saving; however, they may result in ‘Syndrome of the Trephined’ (SofT). This post-recovery sequela is characterized by dizziness, fatigue, depression, weakness, speech slowing, gait disturbance, and impaired mentation. Since this entity is poorly understood, we attempted to quantify the functional improvement in patients with SofT after cranial vault reconstruction. Methods: Patients with cranial vault defects (>50cm2) from...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: We describe the technique of robotic vaginectomy, anterior vaginal flap urethroplasty, and use of a longitudinally split pedicled gracilis muscle flap to recreate the bulbar urethra and help fill the vaginal defect in female-to-male gender affirming phalloplasty. Methods: Vaginectomy is performed via robotic assisted laparoscopic transabdominal approach. Concurrently, gracilis muscle is harvested and passed through a tunnel between the groin and vaginal cavity. It is then...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Optimal treatment for distal radius fractures (DRFs) in older adults remains uncertain. No randomized trials comparing the most frequently used treatments in this population have been conducted. Surgical treatment rates vary widely, though the sustained benefits of surgery are uncertain. Methods: The Wrist and Radius Injury Surgical Trial (WRIST), randomized, multicenter trial, enrolled 304 adults age 60 years and older with isolated, unstable DRFs at 24 institutions. Patients...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Surgical videos are increasingly common although their role in residency curricula remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of an educational surgical video on resident performance of an open carpal tunnel release through an Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) and serial questionnaires. Methods: Twenty-two residents representing six postgraduate years were randomized to receive text-based materials with or without a surgical...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) lipolysis still lacks treatment efficacy. We hypothesized that electrical stimulation (ES) of muscular groups can enhance the metabolism of free lipids released from HIFU-ablated adipocytes. Methods: Five-month-old, male Landrace swine, 95 kg average initial weight, were randomly divided into sham, HIFU-only, HIFU+ES I and HIFU+ES II groups. Subcutaneous adipose tissue of the porcine abdomen was treated once by HIFU on the 1st day...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Dorsal hump reduction during open rhinoplasty disrupts the continuity between the upper lateral cartilages and the dorsal septum. Options to reconstitute the midvault include primary closure of the upper lateral cartilages to the dorsal aspect of the septum, placement of spreader grafts, and creation of spreader flaps. We sought to clarify from highly experienced rhinoplasty surgeons their decision-making rationale for midvault reconstruction, distilling down the group consensus...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Reduction mammaplasty is a well-established procedure. Studies have shown benefits of using antibiotics in this procedure. Nevertheless, there is no solid evidence to support postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis. Objective: To evaluate the influence of postoperative antibiotics delivery on infection rates after reduction mammoplasties. Methods: Randomized trial of non-inferiority, with two parallel groups, triple blinding. The participants were 124 women with breast...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Breast reconstruction in patients with high body mass index (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) is technically challenging and is associated with increased postoperative complications. The optimal reconstructive approach for these patients remains to be determined. This study compared outcomes of prepectoral and dual-plane reconstruction in high BMI patients to determine if there was an association between postoperative complications and the plane of reconstruction. Methods: High BMI patients...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Presentation of research at scientific conferences provides an opportunity for researchers to disseminate their work and gain peer-feedback. However, much of the presented work is never published in peer-reviewed journals. We aimed to analyze the conversion rate of abstracts presented at three national plastic surgery meetings. Methods: Abstracts presented at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons(AAPS), American Society of Plastic Surgeons(ASPS), and Plastic Surgery...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Middle vault asymmetry is a common reason for retained postoperative deviations. Although minor deformities can be camouflaged with cartilage, soft tissue materials, or injectable fillers, comprehensive observation of upper lateral cartilage (ULC) and subsequent topographic classification in major anatomical anomalies will help surgeons better plan their procedures to obtain better symmetry. Methods: Photographs of 71 randomly selected primary open rhinoplasy patients were...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: Processed nerve allografts are a promising alternative to nerve autografts providing an unlimited readily available supply while avoiding donor site morbidity and the need for immunosuppression. Currently, clinically available nerve allografts do not provide satisfactory results for motor reconstruction. This study evaluated motor recovery after reconstruction of a long nerve gap using a processed nerve allograft. Furthermore, the influence of storage techniques was evaluated. ...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
Background: The objective was to determine if women with history of radiation prior to mastectomy experience similar risk for postoperative complications and patient reported outcomes to women undergoing post mastectomy radiation therapy in the setting of immediate implant reconstruction. Methods: The cohort included patients undergoing immediate implant reconstruction at 11 centers across North America. Women were categorized into three groups: prior breast conservation therapy, post...
Thu Mar 19, 2020 02:00
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